At least 16 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a suicide attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban group. This was reported by local government officials and police to AFP, according to UNN.
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The attack in northwestern Pakistan also injured 29 people, including 10 servicemen and 19 civilians.
"A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy," a local government official in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said.
A police officer told AFP that the blast also caused the roofs of two houses to collapse, injuring six children.
Meanwhile, Reuters reported that at least 13 soldiers were killed in the suicide blast, while AP mentioned 8 casualties.
According to AP sources, the target of the attack was a military transport vehicle in North Waziristan around lunchtime.
The suicide wing of the armed group Hafiz Gul Bahadur, linked to the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack, AFP reported.
Since the Taliban's return to power in Kabul in 2021, violence in Pakistani regions bordering Afghanistan has significantly increased.